Report: First Run of the New Honda Prelude Sold Out In Japan
When Honda announced the new Prelude as a hybrid coupe, the bellyaching from enthusiasts started almost immediately. That message apparently didn’t make it to Japanese enthusiasts, as one publication from the country recently reported that the initial production run has already sold out.
Creative Trend reported that Honda sold out of the first 2,000 units of the car after its first five days on sale. The publication claims that the automaker will roll the cars out in batches, starting in the middle of this month and continuing through the rest of this year. Sales started in Japan ahead of other countries, including the U.S., which is slated to receive the car later this year.
The 2026 Prelude comes with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and a hybrid system that make a combined 200 horsepower and 232 pound-feet of torque, similar to the Honda Civic Si. It gets the dual-axis front suspension system from the Civic Type R, along with adaptive dampers and Brembo four-piston front brakes.
We don’t know how the new Prelude drives, but it has the right elements to be a fun touring car. Honda hasn’t released pricing for the car, either, though most expect it to start somewhere in the mid-$30,000 range when it arrives later in the fall of 2025.
[Images: Honda]
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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Feels like a compromise. I would have liked this either as a plain old ICE with a stick, or a real EV. Instead, they went for the middle, which feels,... middling. Pass.
Think this is a great time? - or the '80s, '90s, 2000's, 2010's?
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